The man who died after being run over by a vehicle was hit on the grounds of a large retirement village construction site.
Ryman Healthcare said this morning's fatal accident happened at its new Tropicana site in Lynfield.
Chief executive Gordon MacLeod said it was devastating news with thoughts of everyone at the company with the dead construction worker's family .
"This is the worst possible news for any family. Our thoughts are with them," said MacLeod.
"We will be working with WorkSafe to find out what went wrong and we will do everything we can to make sure it never happens again.''